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Creative Director and Art Director specializing in editorial storytelling, paid content marketing, and digital activations for culturally-driven brands. I believe great creative starts with immersion—digging into culture, consumer truth, and brand tension until I find what nobody else is saying.

Former indie sleaze kid and filmmaker at heart, which makes me scrappy as hell; I figure sh*t out, hustle solutions, and never wait for permission to make something great.

Select Clients

Gatorade
Meta
Paramount+
HBO Max
Verizon Media
Comcast
Walmart
Vice
Complex
Experian
Rocket Mortgage
Discover
Intuit Mailchimp
Dell
HP
Saks Fifth Avenue
NFL
Toyota

Principles

Endlessly Curious
I collect everything—film techniques, music movements, street art, obscure subcultures, the way the back of a shampoo bottle is designed.

Culture First 
I don't do research—I live in it. I'm the person saving Instagram posts at 2am, screenshotting weird packaging, and eavesdropping on conversations at coffee shops. 

Make While You Think
Punk Rock taught me not to wait for permission or a perfect plan. I prototype fast, fail forward, and figure it out in the making.

POV Over Polish
A strong, honest idea with rough edges will always beat a beautiful execution that says nothing. 

Experience

Freelance ACD Social, Praytell, 2025
ACD, Yahoo Creative Studio, 2019 – 2023
Freelance Senior AD, Verizon, 2019
ACD, Hearst (Popular Mechanics), 2017 – 2019
AD, Time (People Books), 2016 – 2017 
AD, Future, Revolver (Time), 2014 – 2015

DUANE BRUTON        © 2026
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